Surface artificial fish lure



Jam M, W5 H. L. PHJPPEN SURFACE ARTIFICIAL FISH LURE Filed June 16, 1949 INVENTOR HENRY L. PHI PPEM.

ATTOR NEYJS Patented Jan. 31, 1950 NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,496,231 SURFACE ARTIFICIAL FISH LURE Henry L. Phippen, East Detroit, Mich. Application June 16, 1949, Serial No. 99,525 2 Claims. (Cl. 43-4247) This invention relates to a surface artificial fish lure.

The object of this invention is to produce an actuating plate which will be highly eflicient when fishing.

life-1ike resemblance of an enlarged insect, lar to that of the hornet.

A still further object of the invention is the construction of an actuating plate of comparatively light material, which plate can be permanhard surface of a most attractive color or configuration.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of the body ofa lure showing my improved actuating plate attached thereto, while Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the actuating plate.

Figure 4 is tuating plate.

a front view in elevationof the actersunk in body I, from scratching said body. One of these hooks 2 enables the fisherman to handle a large fish on the line.

The actuating plate 6 shaped, substantially flat plane at its center, forming a V-shaped portion, as will be seen upon referring to Figure 3. This V-shaped portion I0 constitutes a narrow, shallow channel. per lips 8 are narrower in width than the lower lips 93. The upper lips diamond-shaped portion 1, whereas the lower lips 9 extend from the lower center of the vertical portion I0 beyond the extreme horizontal ends of the diamond-shaped portion 1. At the extreme outer ends of the diamond-shaped portion 1 are water relief openings II These openings II are like action, which is attractive and liking to fish life.

There are two V-shaped openings I2 on the actuating plate 6. The upper V-shaped opening I2 is at the extreme upper portion of the vertical channel I 0, also assists in building up and relieving the water pressure through the flowing of water through the upper horizontal channels on the forward tuating plate.

I2 assists in building up and relieving water presthe actuating plate. The actuating plate 6 is provided with preferably two apertures I3 which receive screws or suitable fastening means I4 (dotted lines, Fig. 2.) that extend into the body I and secure the actuating plate to said body.

While I have described the preferred 3 or alterations as shall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An actuating plate for a fishing lure, comprising a diamond-shaped portion, said diamondshaped portion provided with upper and lower lips, and said diamond-shaped portion provided at the outer ends of said lips with water relief 7 spaces. v I K p v i v 2. An actuating plate for a fishing lure, comprising a diamond-shaped central portion, said diamond-shaped central portion bent throughout its height, a pair of upper lips integral with said diamond-shaped central portion and to the outer ends of said diamond-shaped central extending portion, a pair of lower lips integral with said diamond-shaped central portion and having their outer ends extending beyond the outer ends of said diamond-shaped central portion, and said upper and lower lips forming at their inner ends substantially V-shaped, water relief openings.

HENRY L. PHIPPEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Pfiueger Date Jan. 25, 1927 

